Imagism

is a school of thought that is directed towards expression and preciseness of visual images.

It is a type of thought that uses exact words to clarify, not decorative ornamental extra words-just direct precision of poetry. 

Ezra Pound wrote “In a Station of the Metro”

“The apparition of these faces in the crowd;
Petals on a wet, black bough.”

I experimented with Imagism for a class and this is what I came up with.

City-
A skyline emerging
from whispering
to bustling
in the rush of an hour.

Storm-
Deracinating roots
into circle retreats-
while something light as grass
stands its ground.

Goodbye-
No other conjunction
could contain
so much range.

School-
Fingernails to chalkboard
textbooks to the ground
ready, set, gone.

Love-
Repeated through lips,
pens,
scented notes.
Though useless unless felt.

 

Hate-
One syllable
of fingernails dragging forming fists.
though necessary to contempt
the action at firsthand.

Truth-
When heard
it can mend
seven years worth of mirrors.

Co-dependence-
The couple
everyone wants to met,
but cannot-
looks comfy,
but smug

Leader-
Wearing wolfskin-
writing war notes.
They don’t
show their faces
in candlelight crying.

Pretty-
Her coffee filled
incase
her manager calls.
She sits sketching so someone will see.

Safety-
No bulletproof vest
can protect
the decaying atmosphere.
Buckle upwards.

Wise-
Is not old
nore young
nor bold
nor shy,
but aware. 

 

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                                                        -Paige